Alaskan Pioneer. Joe Juneau was a Canadian miner and prospector, who co-founder, with Richard Harris, of the city Juneau, Alaska. Along with Harris, his partner, and guided by Chief Kowee, Juneau made Alaska's first major gold discovery around 1880 and helped the city of Juneau (originally named Harrisburg) become the hard rock gold capital of the world. The city, re-named for Joe Juneau, has been the center of government in Alaska since 1906. Juneau continued his travels on to Dawson, Yukon Territory, during the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s, and died in Dawson in 1899. His remains were returned to Juneau in 1903.
Alaskan Pioneer. Joe Juneau was a Canadian miner and prospector, who co-founder, with Richard Harris, of the city Juneau, Alaska. Along with Harris, his partner, and guided by Chief Kowee, Juneau made Alaska's first major gold discovery around 1880 and helped the city of Juneau (originally named Harrisburg) become the hard rock gold capital of the world. The city, re-named for Joe Juneau, has been the center of government in Alaska since 1906. Juneau continued his travels on to Dawson, Yukon Territory, during the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s, and died in Dawson in 1899. His remains were returned to Juneau in 1903.
Bio by: Stew Thornley
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